U.S. Olympic women’s boxer Queen Underwood had a difficult childhood in Seattle. As she told The New York Times in February, she and her sister suffered sexual abuse by their father, and it took them a long time to dig themselves out of that traumatic emotional pit. Underwood latched on to boxing, and after years […]
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All but five of the current NBA arenas have been built since 1990. There was an explosion of arena construction during the 1990s and early 2000s as cities worked to keep their NBA teams in state-of-the-art venues. Seattle, as we know, fell victim to this trend. After a big renovation to KeyArena in 1995, SuperSonics […]
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It’s summer in Seattle, but as we know that doesn’t always guarantee sun. Rain in July or August can get fairly depressing. So for those rainy days, here are some of the best movies to keep you in the summer mood. Sports movies tend to be uplifting, as the heroes are generally triumphant — and […]
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A week and a half ago, I wrote that the Seattle Storm’s best chance at turning around their lackadaisical start to the 2012 season would come with the return of star center Lauren Jackson in August, after the completion of the London Olympics. As it turns out, the Storm sure didn’t have to wait that […]
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Yes, we’ve got Hope Solo. We’ve got Sue Bird. We’ve got Queen Underwood. But Seattle and Washington state have a lot more athletes competing this summer in the London Olympics than you may have known about. Check out the gallery below for a list of local Olympians and Olympic hopefuls. And if we missed any […]
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